SupTech virtual round table: The future of FS risk data collection with Digital Reporting

November 12, 2020 1:00 pm

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   Watch the SupTech Roundtable Q&A   A decade on from the financial crisis, the European Commission fitness check found different data modelling standards and reporting formats in place for transaction reporting and risk regimes. Efforts are underway to prove digital regulatory reporting can link reporting requirements to a business lifecycle to facilitate machine readability. This summer, the Bank…

Digital Regulatory Reporting CDM Training

November 11, 2020 12:00 am

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 This is a recording of the DRR training delivered to members on 11 November. The recording is for educational purposes and is to be used to foster educational discussions on the Common Domain Model (CDMTM) as part of the Global Derivative DRR Project. Reviewers of this material agree to adhere to the spirit of…

10 top RegTech Opportunities for 2021

November 7, 2020 12:00 am

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   Donna Bales, Co-Founder and Member of the Board of the Canadian RegTech Association and PJ Di Giammarino, Founder and CEO of JWG Group were honoured to participate in the Canadian Institute’s 26th Annual Flagship Conference on Regulatory Compliance for Financial Institutions. The trans-Atlantic debate, 'Assessing 10 Opportunities in the RegTech, FinTech and the…

World Regtech Summit 2020

November 5, 2020 8:00 am

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Hong Kong is a global financial powerhouse, being the regional hub to most of the world’s major international and regional banks, securities firms, insurers and asset managers; the Greater Bay Area’s financial gateway; the first home of many leading Chinese financial institutions and fintechs when they first expand outside the Mainland; and the progressive birthplace…

TSS 21: MAR review, MiFIR CP and communications surveillance

November 3, 2020 4:00 pm

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New consultations were released last week which could have a major impact on communications surveillance. Time to book your seat at the next Chatham house rule JWG RegTech Trade Surveillance Special Interest Group (TSS). The 276 page MAR review report revisits key issues for surveillance professionals including: the definition of inside information, insider dealing controls/ disclosure, market soundings, insider lists and the establishment of an…

DRR Design Oversight Meeting 1

October 15, 2020 3:00 pm

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The group discussed regulatory engagement, communications, a pilot approach and received 2 presentations from consultancies with a view to defining regulatory launching the first pilot.

Virtual Regulatory Reporting Forum for UK & Europe

October 14, 2020 11:00 am

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With the ever-changing financial services market becoming more tech-enabled, the regulatory landscape is becoming increasingly more complex. Therefore, it’s no surprise that technology adoption is on the rise. The Regulatory Change & Reporting Forum is a unique virtual platform for the global ecosystem of senior banking representatives to connect, debate and share experiences in a…

Interactions Live 2020

October 1, 2020 12:00 am

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Interactions Live 2020, our first ever virtual event, made history and shattered records, with over 20,000 registered attendees, making it the industry’s largest and most successful conference of the year, with customers and prospects still buzzing about their Interactions Live experience. However, unlike a physical event, the virtual event lives on. That’s right, we are…

5th European COST Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Finance and Industry

September 3, 2020 12:30 am

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The aim of this conference is to bring together European academics, young researchers, students and industrial practitioners to discuss the application of Artificial Intelligence in Industry and Finance. The 1st COST Conference was held on September 15, 2016, the 2nd COST Conference was held on September 7, 2017, the 3rd COST Conference was held on September 6, 2018, and the 4th AI Conference was held…

TSS 20: SM&CR Guidance and MAR II/MiFID III

August 6, 2020 4:00 pm

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We are making good progress in our 1:1 discussion of policies, controls and the availability of resources and look forward to presenting the conclusions in the context of MAR II / MiFID III. The group met to discuss current regulatory demands on global surveillance functions. It reviewed new BCBS Operational Risk principles and EBA/ESMA suitability…

Shining light on FS IT and data risk blind spots

July 21, 2020 12:00 am

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How a firm manages data is now intrinsic to its value, yet the FS risk management framework provides no way to account for IT obsolescence, cloud concentration and data risks on the balance sheet. New operational resilience obligations, 3rd party risk management guidelines and cloud registries are due soon. ESG could provide a path forwards,…

RRDS 23: UK OTC Reg Reporting Project Launch

June 2, 2020 4:00 pm

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Round the table: ​ Firms: BMO, BNY Mellon, Citi, Credit Suisse, DB, GAM, Goldman Sachs, Invesco, LBG, Morgan Stanley, Pictet, PIMCO, Santander, SEI, TD, UBS​ Infrastructure: Accenture, Business Semantics, Capco, DTCC, EY, Fujitsu, LRH, LSEG, Quorsus, SETL, SWIFT​ Trade Associations: AFME, ICMA, ISDA, EVIA, FIA, FTC​ Regulators: BoE, ECB, FCA

TSS19: Post COVID SM&CR surveillance audit readiness

May 28, 2020 4:00 pm

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The FCA issued Market Watch 63 with a grave warning of post-COVID surveillance thematic or retrospective review. This confirms the expectations of many last month (minutes attached)  and we are delighted to add it to our meeting's agenda as we discuss the worked SM&CR Surveillance guidance example to define how the deliverables can help firms…

RRDS 22 – Jumpstarting OTC Reg Reporting 2.0 Roadmap

April 30, 2020 4:00 pm

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Round the table: ​ Firms: BMO, BNY Mellon, Citi, Credit Suisse, DB, Goldman Sachs, Invesco, LBG, Pictet, PIMCO, Santander, SEI, TD, UBS​ Infrastructure: Accenture, Bloomberg, Business Semantics, Capco, DTCC, Elax, EY, LRH, LSEG, Market Axess, Quorsus, SETL​ Trade Associations: AFME, ICMA, ISDA, EVIA, FIA, FTC​ Regulators: BoE, ECB, FCA​ ​ 40 people will discuss:​ Expectations of UK OTC regulatory reporting​ Transparency 2.0 target…

RRDS 21 European & UK Regulatory Data Plumbing Plans

March 19, 2020 12:00 am

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On 19 February  the European Commission unleashed radical new plans to spend billions on a new data strategy which is based on a report from an expert group. Buried in the detail is a clear indication that the forthcoming digital finance strategy in Q3 will be focused on ‘pro-competitive’ regulatory data reporting standards.   Conveniently…

TSS 17: SM&CR and Surveillance​

March 12, 2020 4:00 pm

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With enough regulatory change to last another decade already, JWG remains committed to collaborating throughout the pandemic. We look forward to a robust on-line discussion with colleagues from Avivia, Blackrock, GAM, Itau Unibanco, Janus Henderson, Northern Trust, RBC, Renaissance Capital, Macquarie, Santander, Scotia Bank, Soc Gen, State Street, TD and Westpac.   Please see the…

CMS 17: RTC – AML registry data project

March 3, 2020 4:00 pm

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To recap, we have been working with your peer firms over the last 2 years to engage with the regulators on AML: The RegTech Council, at the direction of Barclays, Credit Suisse, BNP, Citi and other firms worked with the FCA to define the UBO use case for the global Tech Sprint last summer Team…

JWG RegTech 2.0 Conference

February 7, 2020 8:00 am

Saint Katharine's Way, England, E1W 1LD, United Kingdom

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JWG is thrilled to announce the 5th annual installment of its premier conference the “RegTech 2.0” which will be held on 7th February 2020, in the City of London. We are proud to say that over the past 4 years our Conference has continued to receive fantastic positive feedback, becoming a hallmark event featuring on such…

CMS 16: RegTech Council 5MLD registry data project​

January 30, 2020 1:30 pm

33, Canada Square, England, E14 5LB, United Kingdom

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Round the table: ​ Firms: Blackrock, BNP, Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, GAM, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Natwest Markets, Railsbank​ Regulator: Companies House, FCA​ Infrastructure: BvD, Ince, SEI​ 25 people will discuss:​ Align our current understanding of 5MLD registry challenges​ Define key challenges for the RegTech Council​ Agree a plan to mutualise the work required to digitize the exchange of data The…

RRDS 20 – EMIR Refit – DRR Project Plan + EC Fitness Check & FCA/BOE DRR Update

January 9, 2020 12:00 am

49A, Skinner Street, England, EC1R 0HR, United Kingdom

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  We are pleased to be kicking off the DRR discussion with a brief recap of lots of *new activity* since we last met in November: UK data strategies The FCA's data strategy The Bank of England's Discussion Paper (DP): Transforming data collection from the UK financial sector Digital Regulatory Reporting: Phase 2 Viability Assessment (PDF) {Background:…

TSS 16: Data ethics, voice & eComms surveillance

December 10, 2019 4:00 pm

20, Churchill Place, England, E14 5HJ, United Kingdom

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Round the table: ​ Firms:  Avivia, BAML, Blackrock, Credit Suisse, Fidelity, GAM, Janus Henderson, Jeffries, Northern Trust, Renaissance Capital, Santander, Scotia Bank, Soc Gen, State Street, TD securities, UBS, Wells Fargo and Westpac​ Vendors: Digital Reasoning, NICE Actimize, pTools, Relativity Trace​ 25+ people will:​ Discuss the results of JWG’s Surveillance Capability model research findings related to voice​ Review new papers…

CMS 15: Citadel/AMLDV Registry data sharing vision

November 28, 2019 4:00 pm

1, Cabot Square, England, E14 4QJ, United Kingdom

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The FCA have requested that for the meeting with Companies House (CH) be limited to the Citadel leaders and me as the spokesperson for the RegTech Council in December. Accordingly, we have moved our workshop on 28 November to Credit Suisse in order to get your views and comments on your ask of CH. We…

RRDS 19: EMIR Refit – DRR Launch Plan

November 26, 2019 4:00 pm

8, Finsbury Circus, England, EC2M 7GB, United Kingdom

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Round the table: ​ Firms: Allianz, BMO, Citi, CS, DB, GAM, Goldman Sachs, LBG, RBS, Santander, Standard Chartered, UBS​ Regulator: FCA ​ Infrastructure: Regnosys, Inforalgo​ Trade Associations: ISDA. FIA​ 25 people will discuss:​ A proposal for a RegTech Council EMIR Refit interpretation project​ Thresholds and next steps for the launch of the RegTech Council project​ Define next steps for RRDS in 2020

TSS 15: Overcoming barriers to integrated surveillance – Trade, voice, eComms, conduct and AML

November 5, 2019 4:00 pm

5, Churchill Place, England, E14 5HP, United Kingdom

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Round the table: ​ Firms:  Aviva, BAML, Barclays, Blackrock, BNP, Commerzbank, CS, ED&F Man, Fidelity, GAM, Janus Henderson, Jefferies, Macquarie, Morgan Stanley, RBC, Santander, Scotia Bank, Soc Gen, State Street, TD and UBS ​ Vendors: Altergaia, Digital Reasoning, NICE Actimize, pTools, Relativity Trace​ 30+ people will:​ Discuss the results of JWG’s Surveillance Capability model research findings​ Discuss the group’s view of barriers…

RRDS 18: EMIR Refit – Scope of Work & Path Forward

October 10, 2019 4:00 pm

1, Basinghall Avenue, England, EC2V 5DD, United Kingdom

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Round the table: ​ Firms: Allianz, Blackrock, BMO, Citi, Credit Suisse, DB, GAM, Goldman Sachs, LBG, Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered, UBS​ Infrastructure: Regnosys, Inforalgo, Business Semantics​ Trade Associations: ISDA​ 25 people will discuss:​ A proposal for a RegTech Council EMIR Refit interpretation project​ Benefits and resource commitments​ Key stakeholders, thresholds and next steps for the launch of Q4 project​ What to…

CMS 14: RTC & FCA TechSprint Winning UBO solution

September 26, 2019 4:00 pm

3, Harewood Avenue, England, NW1 6JL, United Kingdom

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Round the table: ​ Firms: Barclays, BNP, BlackRock, Citi, Credit Suisse, EDF Man, ING, GAM, Santander, Westpac​ Vendors: Altergiaia, pTools​ Regulators: FCA​ Independents: Stephan Niermann, Samantha Sheen ​ 15+ people will dive into AMLD V RegTech use cases:​ Review FCA TechSprint outcomes for UBO ​ Understand potential vehicles for leveraging Citadel’s solution​ Identify potential participants​ Agree plans for CMS and RegTech Council on 17 October

TSS 14: AML and trade surveillance – Gaps, Issues and Opportunities for RegTech

September 12, 2019 4:00 pm

England, EC2N 2DL, United Kingdom

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Round the table: ​ Firms:  Barclays, BlackRock, BMO, BNP, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, ED&F Man, GAM, Janus Henderson, Jeffries, JP Morgan, Macquarie, Man, Nomura, RBC, Santander, Scotia, Soc Gen, TD, UBS, Wells Fargo​ Vendors: Altergaia, Digital Reasoning, Grant Thornton, Lysis, NICE Actimize, pTools, Relativity Trace​ Regulators: FCA​ 30+ people will:​ Review recent conclusions from FCA review and Global AML TechSprint​ Discuss operating…

CMS 13: RTC KYC Registry & Forward planning meeting

July 23, 2019 4:00 pm

2, Churchill Place, England, E14 5RB, United Kingdom

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Round the table: ​ Firms: Barclays, BNP, Credit Suisse, EDF Man, ING​ Vendors: Altergiaia, Datavisor, Grant Thornton, Lysis​ Regulators: FCA​ Independents: Mark Davies, Kumar Raju, Stephan Niermann, Samantha Sheen ​ 15+ people will dive into AMLD V RegTech use cases:​ Discuss latest status with FCA TechSprint & Companies house interaction​ Review conclusions from the RTC registry survey and implications for RTC Project​…

JWG RegTech Conference

February 7, 2019 8:00 am

Saint Katharine's Way, England, E1W 1LD, United Kingdom

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JWG is thrilled to announce the 5th annual installment of its premier conference the “RegTech 2.0” which will be held on 7th February 2020, in the City of London. We are proud to say that over the past 4 years our Conference has continued to receive fantastic positive feedback, becoming a hallmark event featuring on such…